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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 5500 - 156 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €108.33 vs €319.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.2 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
64.00957919945262%
Multi-Core
7692
43.09485125217099%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 5500
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
€15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
In Stock
130 FPS
€16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
In Stock
103 FPS
€17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
In Stock
27 FPS
€29.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
46 FPS
€17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
57 FPS
€14.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
In Stock
110 FPS
€22.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,469.99
In Stock
46 FPS
€16.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
In Stock
136 FPS
€15.43/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
In Stock
57 FPS
€19.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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